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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY, MINNESOTA
<br />COMMENTS
<br />The City of St. Anthony operates under "Optional Plan B" as defined in the State
<br />of Minnesota Statutes. Optional Plan B is known as the council-manager plan.
<br />Under this plan, as specified in the Statutes, "The council shall exercise the
<br />legislative power of the City and determine all matters of policy. The City
<br />manager shall be the head of the administrative branch of the City government
<br />and shall be responsible to the counc.il for the proper administration of all
<br />affairs relating to the City." The council is composed of five members, includ-
<br />ing the mayor who is chairman. The City manager is appointed by the council.
<br />GENERAL FUND
<br />The General Fund is used to account for all receipts and the activities financed
<br />by them which are not accounted for in a special fund. The principal sources of
<br />receipts are property taxes, licenses and permits, fines and forfeitures and
<br />intergovernmental revenue. Disbursements are for general government, public
<br />safety, street and highways, recreation and other functions. Expenditures exceeded
<br />revenues by $72,026 during 1976 and decreased the fund balance to a deficit of
<br />$15,162 at December 31, 1976. A condensed summary of receipts and disbursements,
<br />excluding investment transactions, is shown below.
<br />RECEIPTS
<br />General property taxes
<br />Licenses and permits
<br />Fines and forfeitures
<br />Revenue from use of money
<br />and property
<br />Intergovernmental revenue
<br />Other revenue
<br />Transfers from other funds
<br />DISBURSEMENTS
<br />General government
<br />Public safety
<br />Highways
<br />Sanitation and waste removal
<br />Community services
<br />Parks maintenance
<br />Other functions
<br />SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
<br />1976
<br />Budget Actual
<br />$ 372,556
<br />8,000
<br />17,000
<br />2,000
<br />170,588
<br />80,600
<br />371,558
<br />$ 360,163
<br />16,238
<br />13,781
<br />2
<br />168,893
<br />83,169
<br />331,558
<br />j,022 302 S 973.804
<br />$ 253,358
<br />400,038
<br />178,864
<br />15,590
<br />30,214
<br />22,562
<br />147,143
<br />51.047,769
<br />$ 251,529
<br />428,418
<br />177,281
<br />15,334
<br />30,202
<br />22,206
<br />160,703
<br />51.085,673
<br />1975
<br />Budget Actual
<br />$ 300,640
<br />8,500
<br />12,000
<br />3,000
<br />170,034
<br />30,300
<br />331,000
<br />$ 300,381
<br />10,228
<br />18,150
<br />1,668
<br />168,373
<br />52,352
<br />310,200
<br />L-35 5.474 J__8 61.352
<br />$ 164,442
<br />398,512
<br />164,855
<br />13,706
<br />48,696
<br />13,590
<br />133,574
<br />S 937.375
<br />$ 166,384
<br />398,448
<br />164,728
<br />13,705
<br />48,696
<br />13,570
<br />134,429
<br />Special revenue funds are established to account for taxes and other revenues set
<br />aside for a particular purpose. Following is a brief description of each fund.
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